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FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2. I917:

Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

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FAUCET.

APPLICATION HLED MAY 2. 1917.

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EUGENE D. SMITH, OF IVIANLIUS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T0 E. U. SCOVILLE COMPANY,

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FAUCET.

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Application filed May 2, 1917.

- faucets or liquid gates of the class used for drawing molasses, milk and other liqulds,

and has for its object to providea novel, simple and sanitary device of the class, wherein the movable parts, such as the valve and related parts are so constructed and applied as to be readily and quickly removed for either cleansing or repairing, and as readily and quickly reappliechwithout the use of any tools, and without detaching the body of the faucet from the barrel or tank to which it is applied. And a further object is to generally improve and simplify the construction and operation of faucets of the class.

I attain these objects by the means set forth in the detailed description which follows and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which- V Figure 1 is a side elevation of the complete device, showing the same applied to a container of liquids; also showing by full and dotted lines the closed and open positions of the gates.

Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section; showing the gate in the closed position.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the faucet. I

F ig.4 is a side elevation and partial sec tion; showing the manner in which the gate is released for separating the same from the body of the faucet.

Fig. 5 is a front end view of the faucet; with the handle and parts of the gate broken away; showing the valve partially open for i the discharge of the liquid.

Heretofore, molasses and other similar gates or faucets of the class have been made and used, wherein the movable parts of the gates and valves have been fixed to the barrels of the faucets and could not be separated without resorting to the use of tools or other laborious means for accomplishing such work. These old forms of the devices were rarely ever taken apart and cleaned and therefore often became unsanitary and filthy.v .At the present time, boards of health require that faucets of the class described, particularly those used in connectionwith Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918..

Serial No. 165,896.

milk and other liquid food containers, shall be frequently cleansed and kept in sanitary condition, and in order to facilitate such work, there is a demand for faucets of the class which can be readily and quickly taken apart and sterilized and the parts replaced without the use of tools and without requiring skilled hands for performing the work. To this end my invention consists primarily in providing a collapsible gate and valve structure, which while serving the purposes of a durable and self-adjusting faucet, the said parts may be readily and quickly detached from the body of the faucet whenever such. action is required. My improvement will now be described.

In the drawing, 2 represents the barrel or tubular body of the faucet, one end 3 being arranged to connect in a suitable manner with tanks or barrels, as 4, which contain liquid to be drawn olf by gravity by the faucet. T he opposite end of the body 2 comprises an are having a vertically elongated face 5, the said are being described from the center of a pair of trunnions 6 disposed at the opposite sides of the body substantially midway between the ends. 7

The discharge opening in the face 5 of the-body is closed by an arc-shaped or concave valve 7, having the same curvature as the convex face 5, so as to closely fit the same and tightly seal the said opening against the escape of the liquid when the valve is in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The valve 7 is controlled, operated and held in place, as shown in the drawings, by a gate 8, which extends across the face or seat 5 of the body, and has similar integral arms 9 disposed on the opposite sides of the body, whose free ends are formed into hooks 9 which receive, and pivot the gate upon, the trunnion 6. The gate 8 is provided with a central socket 10, opening toward the valve seat 5, in which is disposed a compression coil-spring 11, one end of said spring engaging the closed end or bottom of the socket, while the opposite end ofsaid spring bears against the outer face ofthe valve 7. The said valve has a stem 12, which projects partway into the socket 10 and spring 11. The tension of spring ll tends to normally; hold the valve tightly seated against the face 5 .ofthe body and prevents the liquid in the tank 4 from escaping except when the valveis open,.as

' shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The tension of the spring 11 is also strong enough to prevent the unhooking of the arms 9 from the trunnion 6 during the ordinary use andoperation of the faucet. The arms 9 are provided with studs or pins 13 which face the body 2, and these are arranged to travel,

when the gate 8 is moved back and forth nipulating the latter. The inner face 8 of the gate is concave corresponding to the valve 7, and the said face is spaced a con' s'iderable distance from said valve, as best seen in Fig. 2, for permitting the gate to be moved toward and away from the valve whenever such action is necessary. When the gate 8 is placed in position on body 2 and the hooks 9 of the arms engage the trunnion 6, the spring 11 exerts its tension for holding the said hooks, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. At the same time said spring holds the valve 7 tightly against the seat .5, and while in this latter condition the gate may be moved freely under the exertion of enough force to overcome the normal pressure of the spring, for opening and closing the valve 7 When the valve 7 and the body 2 and related parts become filthy and need cleaning or sterilizing, it being impossible to properly cleanse all the said parts when they are assembled in working order, all the movable parts may be readily and quickly'detached from the body 2, by first swinging the gate in the position shown in Fig. l, for bringing the studs or pins 13 opposite or in coincidence with notches 19, which are cut in the lateral flanges 14. Then by applying suitable hand-pressure against the top of the gate in the direction of the trunnion 6, the spring 11 may be compressed sufliciently to free the hooks 9 from the trunnions, as also shown in Fig. 4. As soon as the hooks are free from the trunnions the gate may be lifted, or spring 11 allowed to expand under its tension, which will force the gate upwardly and the pins 13 will then pass through the notches 19, whichwill free the gate and valve from the body 2. After the releasing operation has been performed, the valve as well as the spring may be removed from the gate and the whole device sterilized 0r cleansed. The spring may then be returned to its socket, val e placed in position, and the gate and related parts restored to their operatu ia t this patent m be m nna n tive position (Figs. 1, 2, and 3). To accomplish this latter operation the pins 13 must re-pass through the notches 19, and at the same time spring 11 must be depressed until the hooks 9 may again be brought into engagement with the trunnion 6, as best seen in- Figs. 1 and 2.

The foregoing describes my invention.

What I claim new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A faucet including a tubular body having laterally projecting flanges provided with corresponding notches, and corresponding trunnions, a. forked gate, the arms thereof straddling said body and having hooks at their free ends for engaging said trunnions, said arms supporting pins adapted to pass through said notches during the attaching and detaching of said gate, a

alve interposed between said body and said gate, and a spring for normally holding said gate and said valve in the operative positions.

In a faucet, thecombination with a tubular body having a valve seat at one end, the lateral margins of said seat comprising overhanging flanges provided with corresponding notches, and trunnions projecting from the. opposite sides of said body, of a valve slidable on said seat, a gate having spaced arms straddling said body, said arms having hooks to engage said trunnions, a spring interposed between said valve and said gate normally holding said: valve against said seat and said hooks in engagement with said trunnions, said spring compressible for unhooking said arms, and studs carried by said arms adapted to pass through said notches for freeing said gate from said body. r

3. A faucet, including a tubular body having a valve-seat at one'end, the lateral margins of said seatcomprising overhanging flanges provided with corresponding notches, the opposite sides of said body provided with trunnions, a valve slidable over said seat, a gate having arms overlapping the sides of said body, the free ends of said arms comprising hooks which engage said trnni'iions, said arms having studs which pass through said notches when the gate is applied to and removed from the body, the said studs engaging portions of said flanges for limiting the opening and closing movements of the valve, and a spring interposed between said gate and said valve, exerting itstension for holding said valve against said seat and for holding said hooks in engagement with said. trunnions, said spring depressible for allowing said arms to be une hooked.

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